Influence of microhabitat use on morphology traits of three species of the Anolis sericeus complex (Squamata: Dactyloidae) in Mexico

Badillo-Saldaña, Luis M.; García-Rosales, Aarón; Ramírez‐Bautista, Aurelio

doi:10.1016/j.zool.2022.126003

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“…2021; Badillo‐Saldaña et al. 2022). This specialization can be seen in species like P. erhardii , where different color morphs are found in different microhabitats (BeVier et al.…”

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Physiological phenotypes differ among color morphs in introduced common wall lizards (Podarcis muralis)

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SPEARS,

VAUGHN

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Many species exhibit color polymorphisms which have distinct physiological and behavioral characteristics. However, the consistency of morph trait covariation patterns across species, time, and ecological contexts remains unclear. This trait covariation is especially relevant in the context of invasion biology and urban adaptation. Specifically, physiological traits pertaining to energy maintenance are crucial to fitness, given their immediate ties to individual reproduction, growth, and population establishment. We investigated the physiological traits of Podarcis muralis, a versatile color polymorphic species that thrives in urban environments (including invasive populations in Ohio, USA). We measured five physiological traits (plasma corticosterone and triglycerides, hematocrit, body condition, and field body temperature), which compose an integrated multivariate phenotype. We then tested variation among co‐occurring color morphs in the context of establishment in an urban environment. We found that the traits describing physiological status and strategy shifted across the active season in a morph‐dependent manner—the white and yellow morphs exhibited clearly different multivariate physiological phenotypes, characterized primarily by differences in plasma corticosterone. This suggests that morphs have different strategies in physiological regulation, the flexibility of which is crucial to urban adaptation. The white‐yellow morph exhibited an intermediate phenotype, suggesting an intermediary energy maintenance strategy. Orange morphs also exhibited distinct phenotypes, but the low prevalence of this morph in our study populations precludes clear interpretation. Our work provides insight into how differences among stable polymorphisms exist across axes of the phenotype and how this variation may aid in establishment within novel environments.

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“…2021; Badillo‐Saldaña et al. 2022). This specialization can be seen in species like P. erhardii , where different color morphs are found in different microhabitats (BeVier et al.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Physiological phenotypes differ among color morphs in introduced common wall lizards (Podarcis muralis)

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SPEARS,

VAUGHN

et al. 2023

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“…In order to maintain their preferred body temperature, ectotherms (like lizards) must select their environment carefully. To avoid intraspecific competition within an environment, lizards specialize and adapt to specific microhabitats (Badillo-Saldaña et al 2022;Stuart-Fox et al 2021). This specialization can be seen in species like Podarcis erhardii, where different color morphs are found in different microhabitats (BeVier et al 2022).…”

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Physiological phenotypes differ among color morphs in introduced populations of the common wall lizard,Podarcis muralis

Amer

Spears

Vaughn

et al. 2023

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Many species exhibit color polymorphisms which have distinct physiological and behavioral characteristics. However, the consistency of morph trait covariation patterns across species, time, and ecological contexts remains unclear. This trait covariation is especially relevant in the context of invasion biology and urban adaptation. Specifically, physiological and behavioral traits pertaining to energy maintenance are crucial to fitness, given their immediate ties to individual reproduction, growth, and population establishment. We investigated the physiological and behavioral traits ofPodarcis muralis, a versatile color polymorphic species that thrives in urban environments (including invasive populations in Ohio, USA). We measured five physiological and behavioral traits (circulating corticosterone and triglycerides, hematocrit, body condition, and field body temperature) which compose an integrated multivariate phenotype. We then tested variation among stable color polymorphisms in the context of establishment in an urban environment. We found that the traits describing physiological status and strategy shifted across the active season in a morph-dependent manner - the white and yellow morphs exhibited clearly different multivariate physiological phenotypes, characterized primarily by differences in circulating corticosterone. This suggests that morphs have different strategies in physiological regulation, the flexibility of which is crucial to urban adaptation. The white-yellow morph exhibited an intermediate phenotype, suggesting an intermediary energy maintenance strategy. Orange morphs also exhibited distinct phenotypes, but the low prevalence of this morph in our study populations precludes clear interpretation. Our work provides insight into how differences among stable polymorphisms exist across axes of the phenotype and how this variation may aid in establishment within novel environments.

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Influence of microhabitat use on morphology traits of three species of the Anolis sericeus complex (Squamata: Dactyloidae) in Mexico

Cited by 2 publications

References 47 publications

Physiological phenotypes differ among color morphs in introduced common wall lizards (Podarcis muralis)

Physiological phenotypes differ among color morphs in introduced common wall lizards (Podarcis muralis)

Physiological phenotypes differ among color morphs in introduced populations of the common wall lizard,Podarcis muralis

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